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| − | '''Sun Microsystems (Sun)''' was founded in California in 1982. | + | '''Sun Microsystems (Sun)''' was founded in California in 1982. They were started as a [[spin-off]] from [[Stanford University]], to build the [[SUN workstation]]. |
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| + | Of relevance to hobbyists include their [[Sun-1]], [[Sun-2]], [[Sun-3]] machines, all based on [[Motorola 68000 family]] [[CPU]]s, early [[SPARC]] based computers and their [[software]] such as [[NFS]], [[SunOS]] and [[Solaris]]. Sun was acquired by Oracle in 2010. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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| + | * [http://sun1.sunhelp.org/ SunHelp] - much Sun material | ||
| + | ** [http://sun1.sunhelp.org/field-engineer-handbook/20th-ed-NOV-99/unzipped/sun_feh_1.5/wcd00094/wcd09466.htm Field Engineering Handbook (20th edition)] | ||
| + | * [https://www.computermuseum.org.uk/fixed_pages/cadlink.html Vaughan Pratt's recollections of events leading up to the forming of Sun Microsystems] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:39, 22 January 2024
Sun Microsystems (Sun) was founded in California in 1982. They were started as a spin-off from Stanford University, to build the SUN workstation.
Of relevance to hobbyists include their Sun-1, Sun-2, Sun-3 machines, all based on Motorola 68000 family CPUs, early SPARC based computers and their software such as NFS, SunOS and Solaris. Sun was acquired by Oracle in 2010.
